The Flesh Battleship collided with the massive piece of engineering equipment, lodging itself firmly in the breach of the lower-level port.
Only then did the roaring airflow, created by the pressure differential, begin to subside.
The battle between the Dark Mage and the Fear Knight raged on. Manon caught Matthias just as he was about to collapse, and his eyes fell on the bone fragment embedded in the man's Power Armor. In a low voice, he asked, "Can you stand?"
Matthias was on one knee. He gripped the bone shard lodged between two of his ribs, intending to yank it out. But he only just realized that the fragment, which had broken off the Fear Knight's weapon, seemed to have taken root in his flesh and blood.
The pull was too strong. His ribs, which had already begun to fuse with the shard, emitted a sickening crack!
Matthias let out an agonized howl. A cold sweat beaded on his skin, instantly drenching his clothes. His hands hit the floor as he pitched forward heavily.
